http://www.barflymag.com/blog.php We like To Drink In Portland Oregon The drunk people of Portland have spoken! After taking nominations for fave raves in the PDX bar scene over the last few weeks, we narrowed the long, long list down to the top four most frequently nominated folks in each category. Final voting was done live and in person at the 2012 BarFly Awards, S... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:27:16 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/and-the-2012-barfly-award-nominees-are-1.html ... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:25:40 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/and-the-2012-barfly-award-nominees-are.html Dearest Darlings: I know, I know, you can't hardly wait for tonight's big Club 21 grand re-opening (or, 're-grand opening,' as a tattered banner on my local dry cleaner said for a couple of years). Le Club is now under promising new ownership (Gold Dust Meridian's Warren), and word on the street ... Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:37:25 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/barflyspam-happy-hour-dance-party-at-slabtown-toda.html Happy OktoMataBusFest! WTF is OktoMataBusFest? Just another super-duper extra-awesome weekend here in the best city, ever! There's so much afoot in the next few, let's get right to it, shall we? Now, of course, we'll be kicking off the weekend with T.G.I.BarFly, today, Friday, September 16th, at the... Fri, 16 Sep 2011 05:26:22 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/barflyspam-happy-oktomatabusfest-1.html Happy OktoMataBusFest! WTF is OktoMataBusFest? Just another super-duper extra-awesome weekend here in the best city, ever! There's so much afoot in the next few, let's get right to it, shall we? Now, of course, we'll be kicking off the weekend with T.G.I.BarFly, today, Friday, September 16th, at th... Fri, 16 Sep 2011 05:25:58 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/barflyspam-happy-oktomatabusfest.html If you don't have a spare $70-$250 (?!) laying around, and thus will not be attending this year's MFNW (which I like to think stands for 'Masturbation Fest Northwest'), you're in good company - me, too! Luckily for us, the sour grapes are ripe for the picking - here's my handy-dandy guide to makin... Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:17:45 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/fxfo-barflys-diy-guide-to-making-your-own-100-free.html Dearest Darlings: Today, Friday, July 22nd, T.G.I.BarFly pops up at Swift, with special guest deejay, Statutory Ray aka "DJ HazMatt"! If you haven't been to Swift, you're in for a treat - the cocktails are absolutely divine, the service is aces, and the food delish! And, this will be the rarest of... Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:24:27 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/barflyspam-72211-tgibarf-it-up-w-hazmatt-at-swift.html Dearest Darlings: This week, we're taking T.G.I.BarFly for our first visit to NoPo! On Friday, July 15th, T.G.I.BarFly pops up at Foggy Notion, with special guest deejay, DJ Rockthrower! While DJ Rockthrower serves up heaping helpings of all things rock - butt, sludge, doom, and prog, included - F... Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:04:45 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/barflyspam-for-friday-july-15th-2011-hey-ho-nopo.html Dearest Darlings: I am pleased as punch to present none other than Portland's premier one-man hot dog band, Frank Furter and the Hot Dogs, live at The Slammer for today's T.G.I.BarFly, from 5-8pm! The Slammer will be serving up FREE HOT DOGS and $2.50 drinks the whole darn time. Now, that's entert... Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:01:49 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/sweet-sweet-barflyspam-for-friday-july-8th-2011-b.html Dearest Darlings: Happy Birthday, America! You don't look a day over 234 to me. What do you use, anyway? Whatever it is, I bet it involves plenty of everybody's best friend, alcohol! With the Spirit(s) of '76 in mind, BarFly's book-ending the four-day free-for-all with parties on Friday and Monday... Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:00:54 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/hot-barflyspam-red-white-and-blue-edition-for-thur.html Dearest Darlings: It's a big BarFly weekend! We're turning 12 years old on Sunday, and we're celebrating with our biggest and best BarFly Anniversary BBQ Bash, yet! It's this Sunday, June 26th, 2pm-10pm, at the Tonic (see below for the full party poop), but first, we've got a fabulous T.G.I.BarFly ... Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:53:33 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/fresh-barflyspam-hot-off-the-internets-for-friday-1.html Dearest Darlings: Hope your week's been as much f-u-n as mine. I don't want to make anyone too jealous, but yesterday, BarFly got HACKED. Just like one of the big kid websites! Anyhoo, you'll forgive me if I just go straight to happy hour, yes? Today, we're taking T.G.I.BarFly down to the Rialto, ... Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:22:30 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/fresh-barflyspam-hot-off-the-internets-for-friday.html Dearest Darlings:I am very excited to say that today is the first live music T.G.I.BarFly! We've got the extra-witty, ineffably charming, alarmingly catchy songs of Rian O'Hara, performed by none other than Rian O'Hara himself!We'll be at Belmont Inn, which despite being a seminal rock venue back in... Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:09:45 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/hot-barflyspam-fresh-off-the-interweb-for-friday-j-1.html Dearest Darlings: Hope you've been enjoying your weekly helping of BarFlySPAM! My own mailbox has just been jam-packed. Being incredibly popular, well respected, and much sought-after, I always get tons of email, everything from thoughtful inquiries as to my Viagra needs, to more personal missives ... Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:43:52 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/hot-barflyspam-fresh-off-the-interweb-for-friday-j.html Babe Force BarFly, a.k.a. The BarFly Bikini Team (in good weather!), made its debut at the 2011 BarFly Awards, and will be making appearances at BarFly's new weekly pop-up happy hour parties, T.G.I.BarFly, and various other promo opps about town, starting in May 2011!From left to right, that's Miss ... Thu, 12 May 2011 18:10:39 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/meet-babe-force-barfly.html Last night's 2011 BarFly Awards was quite the spectacle! Thanks to everyone who came out, except for the person who 'accidentally' took home a laptop and backpack belonging to BarFly. Please turn it in to the bartender on duty at Sewickly's Addition (4901 SE Hawthorne), anytime. No questions asked.U... Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:03:30 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/and-the-2011-barfly-award-winners-are.html The awards are tonight, folks, and that means it's time to vote. Voting is by text message, and is open from 8pm-10pm tonight. VOTING INSTRUCTIONS:Voting short code is 50618. A short code is a 5-digit phone number. Enter it in the phone number/'send to' field of your text message.To vote, send a te... Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:48:41 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/time-to-vote-for-the-barfly-awards-1.html Every year, the BarFly Awards celebrates the best and the brightest in the Portland bar scene. Nominations are solicited online, and the top four nominees are invited to compete in the final voting, done live and in person, at the BarFly Awards Gala, which will be held on Sunday, April 17th, 2011, 8... Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:03:40 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/and-the-2011-barfly-award-nominees-are.html Nominate your favorite barkeeps, servers, dancers, hairstylists, writers, DJs, KJs, TJs, cabbies, cooks, and bouncers for a 2011 BarFly Award today! Click here to go to the official nominations survey. Nominations for the 2011 BarFly Awards (a.k.a. "The BarFies") close on Wednesday, April 6, 2011, s... Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:01:33 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/its-barfly-awards-time-nominate-your-fave-raves-fo.html Let's get political! Join your fellow Americans in bars across Portland, to watch tonight's State of the Union Address (SOTU). It starts at 6pm, otherwise known as happy hour, here on the left coast. We'll be adding to this list, thoughout the day, so please bookmark this page, and keep checking ba... Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:30:52 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/purpose-driven-drinking-barflys-list-of-bars-showi.html Not being a football fan at all, I had no idea this was coming up. But, my lack of American manliness should not get in the way of your good time.Here are what some of the bars are doing for the BCS:Bossanova - One of the few times you will not have to pay to get into this cavernous SE venue. The g... Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:50:34 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/places-to-watch-the-ducks-in-the-bcs-1.html Lacking anything remotely interesting to say, I’ll resort to two old standbys: sports and the weather. And because I know that City Sports Team played their sport so terrible this season, I’ll skip the sports and talk about the weather, or even more specifically, the southeast patio... Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:49:03 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/summers-wet-dream-covered-southeast-patios-and-sw.html Email of the week from a friend I don't know named "Bro", who has this idea that topless darlings with unnatural hair color are going to follow him to the tranquil, unspoiled beaches of the lower Sandy River for some sexing up on a massive scale.From: portlandbikeculture@hotmail.comSubject: $ Troutd... Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:38:08 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/email-bag-i-have-balls-and-topless-girls-love-them.html Sweeping dust off the moldy oldies updating others with long over due info, BarFly's thankless word slaves have given us the following:Whiskey Bar & Lounge Valentine's Top of the Hill Tavern Tanuki Sweet Masterpiece Station 66 Slappy Cakes Scooter McQuade's Qube Pinstripes Mother Maybel's... Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:55:58 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/new-official-reviews-added.html Portland’s bipolar spring weather did its best to ruin Sunday Softball’s fun this week. All but four games were rained out, and the games that happened had to be played in muddy conditions. The Know and Vern tried their best but only managed to get through an inning and a half. Thi... Thu, 27 May 2010 20:34:10 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/pdx/sunday-softball-week-3-update-scores-and-stats.html Sunday, May 23, 2010 (Week 3) Portland Sunday Softball Game Schedule:Doug Fir (0-2) @ Powell's (1-1) 11am University ParkSlingshot (1-1) @ Tiga (2-0) 1pm University ParkBasement (0-2) @ Willy Week (2-0) 11am Farragut ParkThe Vern (2-0) @ The Know (0-2) 1pm Farragut ParkSlow Bar (0-2) @ The Ma... Fri, 21 May 2010 15:20:55 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/pdx/portland-sunday-softball-week-three-game-schedule.html The Matador Goddamn Bobcats finally managed to beat Team Mercury! Since the leagues conception, these two teams have had a somewhat turbulent relationship (see The Mercury’s column from 2006.). While some disagreements have happened in the past, The Mercury has always been one of those tea... Fri, 21 May 2010 15:18:50 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/pdx/portland-sunday-softball-week-two-recap.html Like every other dork, I love Lost and I'm looking to get my drink on with other Losties for the season finale, if for no other reason than to take a shot of whiskey and cuss at you for spewing inane theories. I'm sure other people are as well, so let me know if your bar is having one: kyle@barflyma... Fri, 21 May 2010 12:55:00 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/lost-finale-parties-in-portland.html Slabtown (1-0) @ Willy Week (1-0), 11am, University ParkTube (0-1) @ Mississippi Records (1-0), 1pm, University ParkBasement (0-1) @ Tiga (1-0), 11am, Farragut ParkDisjecta (0-1) @ The Know (0-1), 1pm, Farragut ParkMeridian (0-1) @ Yamhill Pub (1-0), 1pm, Lillis-Albina ParkPowell's (0-1) @ Ash Stre... Fri, 14 May 2010 14:50:47 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/pdx/portland-sunday-softball-game-schedule-for-sunday.html We thought we'd start a blog just for the fallen brave men and women of the Sunday Softball League. Congratulations to Chris from The Vern (smushed ear), and Grover of Powell's (dislocated shoulder), for being the first two casualties of the 2010 Season. ... Fri, 14 May 2010 14:47:21 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/pdx/2010-sunday-softball-league-injuries.html It was an amazing start to the 2010 Portland Sunday Softball League season! There were many close games last Sunday (5/9/10), including the epic rematch of last year’s championship game, Slammer vs Disjecta. Once again the Slammer prevailed, making them the team to beat this year.The Matador ... Fri, 14 May 2010 14:39:07 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/pdx/sunday-softball-week-one-recap.html Portland Sunday Softball League is back for its fifth official season, as of this Sunday, May 9th, 2010. Catch your favorite bartenders, cooks, waiters, and regulars, live, in person, sweaty and a little drunk, on diamonds all over town. Miss a game? Never fear, BarFly will be posting game info, st... Fri, 07 May 2010 16:08:09 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/pdx/portland-sunday-softball-league-season-opens-sunda.html I could fill up our server's disk space with rants about OLCC's contradictive existence and mind-numblingly retarded rationale behind, well, everything they do. The OLCC's new happy hour rules basically state "You can advertise prices, or times, but not both." Rather than waste my time ranting on th... Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:46:05 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/on-the-olccs-happy-hour-laws.html April 17th 6pm @ East BurnOld friends of mine are releasing their family beer for public consumption. I've heard it is good stuff, so come and drink with me.... Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:46:05 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/gilgamesh-beer-release-party-tonight.html FYI - even if you didn't get a confirmation message in reply to your vote last night, your vote was still received and counted. The service was just overwhelmed for a while, on the outgoing end.Congrats to all our nominees and winners, and thanks for making a great party, to all who turned out to th... Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:14:06 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/and-the-2010-barfly-award-winners-are.html This year, the BarFly Awards are getting our text on, and going tree-free! All voting will be conducted via text message, between 8pm and 10pm, on Sunday, April 11th, during the BarFly Awards Gala. Even if you're among the hoi polloi who were not lucky enough to receive a coveted invitation to the s... Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:32:16 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/barfly-awards-2010-rock-the-vote-by-text.html This just in from the folks at East Burn:~April Fool's Brewers for Boobs! This Thursday, April 1st 7:00pm-10pm EastBurn Annex It's a Brew-off with Laurelwood, Lompoc, Hopworks, Full Sail, and Everybody's Brewing.Join us for a tasting of each beer and vote on your favorite!5 tastes for $5.00 and all... Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:33:59 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/brewers-for-boobs.html Julian at PdxPipeline just launched a site that documents all the wonderful Portland tattoos. It is quite addictive, even just looking at the photos. http://tattoosofportland.com/... Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:32:01 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/portland-tattoo-blog.html Man, ya know how sometimes you get laid off from your lame-ass job last summer and at the time that it happens, it seems like the greatest thing in the world? Like maybe it's gonna be a fantastic turn of events that allows you to collect some unemployment checks, and devote your now ... Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:00:01 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/belmontsledgehammer/what-constitutes-a-great-drunken-game-atmosphere-o.html Nominees are listed alphabetically, by first name. Final voting will be conducted live at the 2010 BarFly Awards, at the Mount Tabor, on Sunday, April 11, 2010, 8pm-12am. Please note, awards may not be given in this order at the event. Award presentations begin at 9pm, doors at 8pm. 21+ w/i.d. & in... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:07:08 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/nominate-your-fave-raves-for-2010-barfly-awards-ri.html I'll preface by saying this: I'm not against Yelp. It is a wonderful concept, similar to what helped build BarFly. It is far too bad that it has got to the point where I end up stereotyping all Yelpers as self-entitled glory whores. You might wonder why I should care what Yelpers write on Yelp. The ... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:42:19 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/why-yelp-reviews-should-not-be-trusted.html Welcome to the poverty-row reboot of There Will Be Blood, wherein we will be reviewing the Marys of one establishment at a time, as opposed to several. "Excess in moderation" is a fine consolation; we all do what we have to in these current economic blah blah blah. Today I'm at Slappy Cakes on 42n... Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:36:29 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/willbeaux/volume-seven-there-will-be-blood-willy-greer-drink.html Keep checking back here for the all your Portland NYE poop. Is your bar hosting a New Year's Eve party? Drop us a line at info@barflypdx.com and we'll be sure to include you, too! Please include any and all pertinent info, including drink specials (complimentary midnight toast, anyone?), cover charg... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:34:34 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/barflys-list-of-new-years-eve-shenanigans-in-portl.html Keep checking back here for bars offering Christmas cheer! Do you work and/or live at a bar that's open on Christmas? Drop us a line at info@barflypdx.com and we'll be sure to include your info, too. Be sure to include any and all pertinent info - special holiday hours, any special holiday drink spe... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:30:48 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/barflys-list-of-bars-open-on-christmas-in-portland.html I'm not a football fan myself, but the University of Oregon/Oregon State civil war game is always a big deal, particularly when the outcome determines which team goes to the Rose Bowl. So, for our football watching friends, here is a list of places where you will be able to see the game50 Plates - H... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:31:22 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/bars-showing-the-civil-war-game.html Is the sound of your great uncle chewing on ham gristle while slurping cranberry sauce making you want to puke? Never fear, BarFly's compiling a list of all bars open on Thanksgiving in Portland. Please email info@barflypdx.com if you work at a place (or if you know of a place) that will be open.BC'... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:22:21 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/bars-open-on-thanksgiving-in-portland.html Last Spring, I was getting ready for work, and recieved a text from my boss saying I was let go. Fired via text message! Do you believe that shit? I was using the flat iron when I learned of this, and right then found my first gray hair. Unemployed and getting old, great start to my day. My sniffly ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:31:40 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/platforms-pussy-wipes-and-purell-workin-in-a-strip.html Way back in the halcyon days of late 2004, yours truly sat down for an interview with the most popular man in Portland, John "Elvis" Schroder. It originally appeared in abridged form, in one of the last-ever issues of the late, great, BarFly Magazine. Here it is in its entirety for your reading plea... Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:08:00 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/barflyarchive-jen-lanes-interview-with-the-most-po.html Are you planning on going to the beach for Labor Day? Cool. Plan on gettig rich at the Casino? You can drink at the tables now. Sea Lion caves? Cuteness. Four-wheeling? Even better. Anyway, we all know the real reason you go there. To booze it up. Hell, after the sun sets, that's all there is to do.... Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:57:21 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/going-to-the-coast-dont-drink-and-drive-no-reallyd.html Recently, someone sent my friend Kyle Ritter this Email: Hi,What does the average person spend on entertainment a month? I don't want to rush into anything so I was hoping you could give me some ideas as to what to avoid. A little advice would go a long way now...Thank you very muchSincerely, Paul I... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:05:00 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/unsolicited-advice.html When the bar is slammed and customers expect you to stand there and wait while they survey the menu. When you try to excuse yourself to go do something else while they decide, they say; "No! Wait here!" Like if you run out a food order while they're reading, you won't return to their table until s... Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:21:51 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/pest-peeves.html While poking about for a juicy topic for this week's BarFlySpam, Kyle "Mr BarFly" Ritter, helpfully offered the following: "I learned a new word! 'Misopedia' - the morbid hatred of children!" So inspired, here is a shortlist of spots where the fountain of youth pours like Niagara, and swimming... Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:26:42 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/barfspam-7709-those-darn-kids-and-michael-jackson.html Way back in the halcyon days of 2003, BarFly's Miss Jen Lane interviewed Portland's number one Michael Jackson fan - Arica O'Dell - for a "BarFly Profile" featured in October 2003 issue (#44, for those of you with at home BarFly libraries/shrines). Only a small portion of the interview could be fe... Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:05:50 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/barflyarchive-jen-lanes-interview-with-portlands-1.html Ever have one of those days, where every idea you have is immediately validated by the universe? No? Well, me neither, but as I was puzzling over what theme to awkwardly impress upon this week's BarFSPAM, whispered from the ether was a faint, "Help the nerds!" To wit, I immediately set forth a four... Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:38:46 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/barfspam-62409-nerd-alert-barflys-tips-for-the-ahe.html Oops, I did it again! (though I hope I didn't make you believe anything. I merely posted another Barfly blog entry, then accidentally didn’t do so again for several months. Shit. Well, I’m always good for an excuse, and in this instance I’d like to cite having lost ... Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:16:14 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/belmontsledgehammer/for-those-of-you-needing-an-excuse-to-get-drunk-at.html Hey, Ladies (and select Gentlemen): Know this - dreams do come true, and here's proof: You, yes, YOU, can win tickets, right here, right now, to the "Men of Playgirl" all-male nude revue, coming up on Wednesday, June 24th, at The Refectory! All you need to do is hit reply and write "I heart penis"... Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:04:12 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/barflyspam-61709-with-extra-cheese-and-naked-men.html Dearest Darlings: First, may I trouble you with a practically sincere apology for last week's assault on your dainty sensibilities? I'll assume that anyone who is reading this was hardy enough to withstand Mr. "Potty Mouth" Ritter's indelicate choice of subject line for last week's BarFspam, and th... Fri, 29 May 2009 16:38:49 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/barfspam-52909-brunch-of-champions-the-feud-return-1.html We all know these customers. Now, let's label them!Agassi's- Origin: Andre Agassi in the early '90's. Men who Will. Not. Remove. Their. Hats. And act like they're doing it out of principle when they're really just worried about how they look without it.Ass Listers- Customers who are friends with the... Fri, 01 May 2009 22:54:38 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/dicktionary.html Having been let go from my job at Starbucks a few months ago, I haven’t been able to do a bona fide Mary crawl for quite some time. The following collection of reviews has been culled from the times I have actually been able to afford to go out for a drink over the past two months. Like so man... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:39:16 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/willbeaux/volume-six-there-will-be-blood-willy-greer-drinks.html Congrats to both BOG and Speakeasy!! Kip and Tom of BOG/Shanghai fame bought BOG! Couldn't think of two more deserving 'tenders. Brett/Gil, whatever you feel like calling him, of Speakeasy just paid off the bar and is celebrating tonight. Yay! Nice to see great things happening at my favorite pla... Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:04:37 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/strack/two-great-bars-with-great-news.html The Oregon Film Office is stimulating the local job market, by passing along an open casting call for "thugs, dockworkers, and bad guys." (Oh, my!) Immediate employment is being offered on the set of "Leverage," a TNT series currently filming in Portland. Fit the profile? Or just want to read one ... Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:47:05 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/barfly-wire-not-that-im-saying-anything.html According to KATU, those neo-prohibitionists at MADD along with some make-a-name-for-myself-the-children! legislator are re-visiting the idea of sobriety checkpoints. Despite the oversized logs that were overdue for removal, this legislator instead opted to pull statistics out of MADD's ass.I once s... Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:24:28 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/oregon-revisiting-sobriety-checkpoints.html Stupid me, I made the mistake of telling my friend Gretchen that I wasn't doing anything Sunday and got roped into helping out with her kid's birthday party. Let me tell you, 3 hours of screeching 4 year olds spazzed out on sugar and having to go pee pee and using your new sweater as a hanky will ... Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:15:03 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/hell-be-an-mpd.html The following is from a press release by Amy Cartwright.Portland’s Motorcycle and Music Communities Say Farewell to One of Their OwnPortland, OR (April 12, 2009) – A memorial service for Daniel Baldwin will take place at BossanovaBallroom, Sunday April 12th noon – 3pm to celebrate ... Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:04:49 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/memorial-for-slain-motorcyclist-and-power-of-count.html Hola Amigos! I know it's been a while since I rapped at ya here. You're gonna have to excuse me as I was on maternity leave, having recently given birth to a large and globulous fecal mass that took shape as a 13-month long period of life encompassing no less than five differen... Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:57:18 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/belmontsledgehammer/getting-caught-up.html Yay, finally the laptop is working again. For the last six weeks it was more virused that those groupies on Rock of Love: Tour Bus. (Not naming anyone, but I wasn't the one downloading porn from Germany...) Anyway, if you're anything like me you used the holidays/snowdays as the perfect excuse to ... Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:51:52 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/aww-man-cut-off-again.html It is probably pretty lame for all of you that smoke, having to now go outside to puff. :( However, have you checked out Lucky Devil Lounge?? (look at the barfly reviews...we make the grade!) If you want to see some beautiful dancers AND enjoy a smoke on our covered patio, this is a great place! The... Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:30:12 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/missr/smoking-ban-got-you-down.html I'm being totally redundant for posting link about todays raid on Ibiza, called to my attention by the story on Willy Week, and first reported by Portland Food And Drink.I did email some employees in attempt to get the scoop. ... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:58:27 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/popo-raid-ibiza.html I am not a beer guy at all. I don't know if it's the beer geek stigma that turns me off, or the simple fact that I hate beer. However, I must confess, I tried Double Moutain IRB last night at East Burn while smoking on their heated, covered smoking friendly patio. I was already quite knackered, but ... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:11:17 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/beer-with-whiskey-flavoring-rocks.html I haven't written much about the Green Dragon/Rogue transition lately, as it's still taking place. Rogue put out a 3 page statement about how they were going to run things at their new place, stating that they would keep the rotating taps in place, though adding more Rogue beers to their list. The... Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:32:06 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/strack/green-dragon-rogueradio-roomreport.html